BRITISH TROOPS EXPECTED IN KOREA SOON
(11 a.m.) TOKYO, Aug. 27. An advance party of 12 officers and 30 other ranks of the British combat force from Hong Kong arrived in Korea by air today. ... • The first British troops will reach Korea within the next few days m time to thicken the United Nations defence perimeter against the expected heavy Communist attacks. They are expected to be ready for action soon after arrival. There was mounting evidence yesterday that the North Koreans were moving forces in preparation for a desperate all-out offensive while there was still time. . „ • The latest intelligence information indicated that the invaders are capable of launching heavy assaults simultaneously in vital sectors.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23343, 28 August 1950, Page 5
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